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Paul Journoud vs Paul Morphy
Paris it (1858)
Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...Nf6 was played in S M Shyam vs Efimenko, 2014 (0-1)better is 6.Bxe6 fxe6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.O-O Nf6 9.d3 Nd4 10.Nd2 O-O = +0.45 (23 ply)= -0.15 (25 ply)better is 8...h6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Ne7 11.c4 O-O 12.Ba4 c6 = +0.13 (22 ply) 9.Bg5 Kh8 10.Na4 Bb6 11.c3 Ng8 12.Re1 h6 13.Bh4 f5 ⩲ +0.69 (19 ply)= -0.32 (22 ply) 10...Rae8 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Ne7 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Nb5 = -0.32 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (20 ply) 11...d4 12.fxe5 Nxe5 13.Rxf6 Bxb3 14.axb3 dxc3 15.Rf5 = +0.30 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.38 (24 ply) 13.Rxf6 exd3 14.Rf1 Bxb3 15.axb3 dxc2 16.Qxc2 Qd3 17.Qd1 ⩲ +1.13 (24 ply) 13...Be7 14.Qe1 Nh5 15.dxe4 Bxh3 16.Qc3 Bg4 17.Qxe5 Bd6 ∓ -1.80 (20 ply) 14.Bxh6 Bxb3 15.axb3 exd3 16.Rxf6 gxf6 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 ⩱ -0.52 (23 ply) ∓ -1.71 (22 ply) 15...Rfd8 16.Qe1 Ng6 17.Bxh6 Bxb3 18.cxb3 Ra5 19.Bd2 Rd5 ∓ -1.54 (23 ply)= +0.25 (23 ply)better is 16...Bxb3 17.cxb3 Qxd4 18.Rf1 Qxd1 19.Rxd1 f5 20.Bf4 Rf7 = +0.09 (23 ply) 17.d5 Ne7 18.Bxh6 Nxd5 19.Qh5 Ne7 20.Rf1 e3 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply) 17...Bxb3 18.cxb3 Rfd8 19.Qh5 Ne7 20.Rf1 Qxd4 21.Ng4 Ra5 ⩱ -1.08 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (24 ply) after 18.d5 Ne7 19.Qh5 Bf5 20.Qh4 Qd6 21.Ng4 Bxg4 22.Qxg4+ Ng6 19.d5 Bxd5 20.Ng4 Qf5 21.Qh4 Rd6 22.Bf4 Qxf4 23.Nh6+ = +0.45 (26 ply) 19...Nf5 20.Qf4 Kh8 21.Re1 Qxd4 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.g4 Nd6 ∓ -2.05 (20 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (24 ply)better is 22...Ne5 23.Qf6 Nf3 24.Qf4 Nxh2 25.Qg3+ Kh7 26.Qh4 e3 ⩱ -1.38 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (22 ply) 24.Ne3 Qd3 25.Qe1 Kh7 26.Bg5 Rd7 27.Rd1 Qb5 28.a4 Qc6 ⩱ -0.70 (23 ply)-+ -3.62 (25 ply)-+ mate-in-11 after 38.Kg1 Kf4 39.Re2 e3 40.Kf1 Rd1+ 41.Re1 Rd2 42.Re239.Re2 Rxe2 40.b4 Rg2# -+ mate-in-20-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-01-08  JimmyVermeer: It is uncertain whether the date of this game was in 1858 or 1859.

Journoud should have tried Kg1 on his 38th move. The ending might have gone like this: 38 Kg1 Kf4 39 Re2 e3 40 Kf1 Rd1 41 Re1 Kf3 42 Rxd1 e2+ 43 Ke1 Ke3 44 Rd3+ Kxd3 45 Kf2 Kd2 46 Kg1 e1Q+ 47 Kh2 Qf2+ 48 Kh1 Qg2#

Kg1 was also correct on Journoud's 37th move, though he would have still lost in about the same number of turns.

Jul-25-09
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  playground player: I played this variation (not exactly the same, of course, but very similar) against a Regional Senior Champion, and beat him. Giuoco Piano is a good opening for Black--a lot more resourceful than it looks.
Sep-21-09  oao2102: I wonder if 17. d5 was the best continuation of the attack...
Sep-21-09  Boomie: <oao2102: I wonder if 17. d5 was the best continuation of the attack...>

Notice that the pawn on d5 is pinned. Black can just play Na5 and eventually the pawn will fall.

17. d5 Na5 18. Bxh6 Rfd8


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Sep-21-09  oao2102: <17. d5 Na5 18. Bxh6 Rfd8>

Consider the following continuation:
19. Qd4 Qe7 20. Qf2

Sep-21-09  oao2102: <19. Qd4 Qe7 20. Qf2>


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I believe white is winning in this line...

Sep-21-09  oao2102: Actually 19. Qh5 is better.
Sep-21-09  Boomie: <oao2102: <19. Qd4 Qe7 20. Qf2>>

Good one. I put it into the silicon monster and it came up with a defence for black. Na5 doesn't work because of the mate threats on the black king.

17. d5 Ne7 18. Bxh6 Bf5 19. g4 Bh7 20. Qd4 Qd6


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This is a rather nervous equality. Hard to believe any human finding all this over the board.

Sep-21-09  oao2102: <Hard to believe any human finding all this over the board.>

Yep. Apart from the variation you give, there are other interesting ones...but they all require pretty precise play.

Take for example:

17...♘e7 18. ♕e1 ♗f5 19. ♗xh6 ♖fe8 20. ♕h4 ♕d6 21. ♗f4 ♘g6 22. ♗xd6 ♘xh4


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Sep-21-09  Boomie: <oao2102: <Hard to believe any human finding all this over the board.>>

Heh. Well, when I said any human, I excluded Morphy, of course. He could find his way through any open position. Was he human? Hard to say...heh.

Aug-30-18  princecharming: It's as if White was trying to get mated at the end

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